Molesden

Molesden is a hamlet in Meldon, Northumberland, England. Molesden is situated nearby to the locality Glead Hill, as well as near Mill Banks.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mitford Castle and Church of St John the Baptist.

Mitford Castle

Ruins

Photo: Pat Pierpoint, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mitford Castle is an English castle dating from the end of the 11th century and located in the village of Mitford, Northumberland, to the west of Morpeth. Mitford Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Molesden.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Baptist is situated 2 miles west of Molesden.

Church of St Mary Magdalene

Church

Photo: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 2 miles southwest of Molesden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tranwell Airfield and Tranwell.

Tranwell Airfield

Locality

Photo: Djmckee1, Public domain.

Tranwell Airfield is a former airfield located 3.3 miles southwest of Morpeth and 11.5 miles north west of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. Tranwell Airfield is situated 2 miles southeast of Molesden.

Tranwell

Village

Photo: george hurrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tranwell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mitford, in the county of Northumberland, England, about 1 mile south west of Morpeth. Tranwell is situated 2½ miles east of Molesden.

Morpeth

Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morpeth is a market town on the River Wansbeck in Northumberland in northeast England, with a population in 2021 of 14,400. Its main sight is the chantry and bagpipes museum.

Molesden

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Meldon, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.15212° or 55° 9′ 8″ north

Longitude

-1.76914° or 1° 46′ 9″ west

Elevation

269 feet (82 metres)

Open location code

9C7W562J+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 310931808

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13280290

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